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UIW game
Just checked the score after a late dinner and watching a couple innings of the Astros/Angels awesome pitching matchup and saw Rice is losing 1-10 to UIW late in the game. What the hell is that all about?
05-09-2023 09:13 PM
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Cruz seriously needs to go.

He has been completely ineffective this season.
05-09-2023 09:16 PM
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Final score 1-10 for 9th consecutive loss.
05-09-2023 09:32 PM
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Shortest Rice baseball thread ever?

From tonight’s score, looks like the fans aren’t the only group Cruz has lost.
05-09-2023 09:38 PM
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Sorry but zero signs of improvement and questionable decision making all season
05-09-2023 10:55 PM
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It all starts with pitching boys. Hitters are struggling and can’t win games only plating 1 run either. It will be interesting to see how incoming recruits perform, but that’s a big ask. I’ve not seen enough games for any real informed opinion but the few I’ve seen it appears that pitchers, in general, either lack stuff, command or both. Some of the traits of previous pitchers over the years was several had both and some got by with one or the other. Not seeing it now. I believe this can be fixed just no time left this year. Also, it seems opposing hitters seem to know what we are throwing in certain counts which means we are predictable (good scouting?). Just a few thoughts.
05-09-2023 11:05 PM
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I think I’m going to have to revise my thread from a couple of weeks and re-label the golf team as the 2nd most disappointing Rice team.

Just call off the UH game tonight due to weather, and save what little pitching we have for WKU.
05-10-2023 06:58 AM
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(05-09-2023 11:05 PM)Musicowl1965 Wrote:  It all starts with pitching boys. Hitters are struggling and can’t win games only plating 1 run either. It will be interesting to see how incoming recruits perform, but that’s a big ask. I’ve not seen enough games for any real informed opinion but the few I’ve seen it appears that pitchers, in general, either lack stuff, command or both. Some of the traits of previous pitchers over the years was several had both and some got by with one or the other. Not seeing it now. I believe this can be fixed just no time left this year. Also, it seems opposing hitters seem to know what we are throwing in certain counts which means we are predictable (good scouting?). Just a few thoughts.

Last year’s pitching coach turned out to be a fraud, but this year’s had a decent coaching background, and yet here we are again.
05-10-2023 07:25 AM
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A lot of our pitchers are throwing 90 - 95.

Unfortunately, the opposing players are not having a lot of trouble timing these pitches.

Need more deception.
05-10-2023 10:21 AM
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(05-10-2023 10:21 AM)peanutgallery Wrote:  A lot of our pitchers are throwing 90 - 95.

Unfortunately, the opposing players are not having a lot of trouble timing these pitches.

Need more deception.

Good hitters, or even decent hitters, can time up any fastball if not located. The best pitchers, at any level, can land offspeed for strikes. If this is accomplished then hitter can't sit on FB. Example: Hunter Brown, on his previous start not the most recent one, threw 68% offspeed...why...they can time up his 97 mph FB. Deception definitely the game changer in pitching. Everyone falls in love with velo and while it is a big component of pitching, it's only effective if it plays off of good offspeed command. Otherwise it gets hammered by good hitters.
05-10-2023 12:58 PM
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